Tawana is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Tawana means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Tawana across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Tawana has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Tawana is a girl name of Modern origin meaning “modern coinage”. An American name of uncertain origin, related to Tawanna.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,545 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 144 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Tawana per year, United States (1934 to 2011). United States peaked in 1974 (365/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (14/yr).
Tawana has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1974, when it ranked #887 nationally (given to 365 babies that year).
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